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Windows explorer seems to want to do it's own thing, in my experience.
Sadly my own problems seem to be persisting...Guess I'm gonna have to turn towards a Windows 8 forum for some insight into this mysterious behavior. I really hope it's not a router issue. Specifically, a DNS problem, as that can also afflict my game consoles and Skype seems to work since the ports are set aside for it on the router itself. It's one quagmire I'd like to stay well away from if it all possible. |
Anybody hear who tested W10 and who can tell me how well Virtual Desktops work in it, so far? I'm playing around with said feature on W7 and it's not nearly as good as it could be (not even close to what Linux has to offer). Granted, they didn't include it as a feature, which is why I have to use a tool that "unlocks" it, so I shouldn't complain about it too much. But I'm curious as to how they managed to work that feature out.
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I haven't even played with Windows 10 yet, and I probably should. Not sure yet if I should install it on a test laptop or in a virtual machine, though.
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I've been trying to Dual Boot it but "LMAO NO MBR BOOT OPTION FOR YOU AND YOU DON'T SUPPORT GPT" |
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If only there was something that ran Windows, has a Core M processor, doesn't exceed 11", is a real tablet and not a laptop that happens to be able to twist all the way, fan-less,1080p or better display, and has pen support. Closest things are the Microsoft Surface 3 (doesn't have Core M, pricier) and Acer Aspire Switch 12 (12.5"!, heavier). If I had to pick between these two, what would you pick? |
Honestly, I'd want a Surface. I had been wanting one for what seems like eons now. As always though, they're way out of my price range. :P
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Other OEMs aren't quite making a complete equivalent, though. |
I just installed the windows 10 preview thingy today. Loving it so far. My only small issue is some games had their resolution settings reset, which is an easy fix.
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And even if it was a clean install, if the computer had 8 preinstalled the license would be tied to the motherboard and would still be valid for 8. I don't know if that will carry over to 10 or if one would have to reinstall 8 and then 10 over that, but in any case, the license would not be lost.
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Today I loaded Cyanogenmod 12 onto my Nexus 7 2013 model. I hope that the auto-rotate not working is just a fluke in the stock Google ROM, but I also wanted to try CM for the heck of it as well.
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Also, for some reason, the device goes offline in adb after it boots up. Any way to fix that? |
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Do you at least know about my case with adb though, and why the device goes offline with Cyanogenmod? |
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I'm honestly not ready for Windows 10 yet. I'd still have to test it out myself before I even consider upgrading, plus I kinda have the fear that there might be this huge bug in the operating system that could affect my computer greatly.
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Did I ever mention that I still have problems with my tablet's auto-rotate becoming dysfunctional after awhile? Yeah, I'm starting to the think that the accelerometer is shot.
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Also, still no answer on XDA about my adb issue. :/ meh |
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How much does it cost to have a number through Skype? Last I checked, you have to have Skype credit (or Skype Premium) to have a number through them. |
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Also, did I fail to mention how efficient Cyanogenmod is on my tablet's battery? |
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Good for you! I've heard that most OEM's firmware tend to be less-than-ideal when it comes to battery life. Sometimes I still wonder if getting a Surface 3 is the right move, to be honest. I think I might end up in a situation where an Atom x7 won't cut it; on the other hand, the fans in the Surface Pro 3 is a big no-no for tablet use. And then there's the Acer Aspire Switch 12 and Asus Transformer T300 Chi, but they're much larger than a Surface 3, though you get a lot more computer for every $. If only tech purchases were as easy! On another topic, I've been using my dad's laptop just for kicks. It's surprisingly nice. (No, neither my laptop or my tablet are broken.) |
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"Computers don't bite!" -Team Fail
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I'm still on Windows 7 and I don't really see the need to upgrade until 10 starts offering things that aren't available on 7 (improved game performance, etc.). Everything I've seen of 10 is ugly as hell and plus I don't like the whole "Windows as a service" model they're transitioning to. I'm sure I'll probably have to upgrade eventually, but I'm delaying it as much as possible.
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It's highly unlikely that Windows will be offered as a subscription, anyway, despite what some ill-informed writers might want you to believe. If you guys were referring to the financial reports, that's just standard practice when you're doing that kind of offer - all that has to go somewhere, to be honest. It's likely that the licences will be similar to an "OEM" licence, just like the kind we do have right now. And Microsoft is actually pretty lenient on what you do with these licences, too - if it's a desktop computer, if you ever change the hardware enough that you need reactivation, just perform activation over the phone, and speak to someone if need be. And, it never hurts to reserve. You aren't forced to get it when it arrives, anyway. But yeah, better to be safe than sorry (though Windows 10 should provide a way to roll back to the previous OS if you didn't clean install/Reset it first.) Quote:
Personally I think I probably won't bother doing much with the recovery partition and I'll be likely to continue using IE11 for a short while, even on Windows 10, if only to wait for Edge bugs to get rid of. It's still a bit messy right now. |
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Speaking of random laptop issues, it seems that my old HP laptop has something wrong with it. I got the Windows 10 preview onto it, but now it seems to freeze at random. It started yesterday when I tried to go defrag the machine. Hmm....
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I'm trying to figure out why my new laptop that I just bought at the end of March isn't getting the option to upgrade to Windows 10.
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So I've been crunching the numbers and I've realized that for the price of a fully decked-out Surface 3 (4 GB RAM, 128 GB storage, pen, cover, and screen protector), I could get a reasonably decent gaming rig - the kind that comes with an i5 and a GTX 960 or better. Decisions are hard. |
I'm all about portability, but honestly, a gaming rig would win over a Surface for me in that case.
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Though an AMD build is probably going to be sub-optimal, efficiency-wise. And I still have this laptop, but the allure of a proper desktop to call my own is great. |
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But wait, I'd end up with two less-than-ideal PCs. Yikes! |
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I'm thinking of building a rig that has the same, or similar components, if I were to get a desktop. (That's me on PC Part Picker, by the way.) |
For me, my current laptop is fairly ideal, although the setup I'm using it in right now is not ideal. Reason why? Who would want a laptop being used as a desktop? I'm only using it in such a manner to feel comfortable to myself.
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It's going to cost me at least $900 to build a desktop with the components I want.
I might consider taking out another credit card. I just wanna play PC games dang it. xD |
Sometimes I wish all institutions provided students with laptops and/or tablets, especially so that we wouldn't have to use our own devices for school purposes.
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It's funny...
I'm actually considering an AMD-based platform this time around, even though the graphics card is still going to be an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 series part. Mostly because of the existence of the Athlon X4 860K, which appears to be more than fast enough and cheap enough, especially after factoring in the cost of a non-bare-minimum motherboard and accompanying memory modules. Now if only all AMD CPUs are good. (The other good one is the A8-7600, but since I'm going with a separate graphics card, it's too expensive for the performance I'd get.) Personally I find maximizing the amount of graphics card performance is more important for a normal gaming PC, to be honest - I don't really need all the CPU when I'm getting bottlenecked by the graphics card anyway, right? Besides, the Pentium G3258 is aging poorly due to the lack of threads overall for PC gaming, and sometimes, even a sheer IPC and clock speed advantage can't beat additional threads. Going up to the i3 would mean losing the price war, and it's not likely that the CPU is going to operate on full throttle all the time. |
Sorry to derail, but this is exciting. We replaced Comcast with Verizon today, and my download speeds are nearly DOUBLE now, and it's so awesome.
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But once I got my income taxes BOOOOOOOII |
I'm okay with Uverse here, but if I ever get around to getting my own ISP, I would be paying extra rent, which is totally okay because it's just a $15-20 increase anyways.
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You guys with multiple internet options are lucky. Since I live in the middle of nowhere, I have no choice but Verizon DSL. 3Mbps down...it's terrible. Once I get my own place in the city (hopefully before too long) I'll have access to cable and possibly even FiOS. But until then, I just do any big downloads at work, where we have glorious FiOS, and put them on my external HDD to bring home.
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So yesterday twitter removed custom backgrounds, and it makes no sense. I'm honestly not happy with such change, but I wonder at the same time if it will eventually be brushed off as soon as people adjust to it.
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I'm going to miss that silly Noivern tiled background I have. Hehe.
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Alright guys. I've been biting my tongue for a while now, and I'm gonna go for buying a tablet this coming payday.
I love Apple, and I've been wanting an iPad for a while...but I also have my eye on the latest Samsung Galaxy Tab. But I'm iffy when it comes to size. When I hold a 7-8 inch tablet, it feels like I'm holding a phone. I don't know...I'm THAT picky. I only need the tablet for uni so I don't have to carry my laptop around anymore. I have etextbooks I prefer reading comfortably from the tablet instead of the computer screen. If anyone has some recommendations, let me know! I'm pretty open. |
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Happy Windows 10 day, guys!
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My main dilemma when it comes to windows tablets is...I don't want that tablet to replace a laptop or desktop, ya know? I still am fond of physical keyboards, as well as customization abilities...so I don't want to *fully* transition as of yet. I want a tablet mainly to just...leave my laptop at home so I don't have to carry it around at uni. Mainly I use it to access the web, and to read books on it.
Also YAY WINDOWS 10. Currently backing up my stuff as I speak. Are we able to upgrade it at midnight sharp? Or do we have to wait in line? I'm willing to do that right now. |
A mysterious download is going on in my laptop, and a new $Windows.~BT folder has appeared in the root of the system drive. It's 3.5 GB large now.
I think I'm going to be really excited. :) |
Installed several updates, try to use provided CMD to get the thingy. But I don't see Get windows 10 on my taskbar and my windows is genuine and SP1
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I'm grabbing the ISOs of Windows 10 just in case. I'm downloading both the 32-bit and the 64-bit versions, and should the need arise, I'll just need to use a burnt DVD of them.
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When we do upgrade to Windows 10, will our current files still be there? I just want to make sure.
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Actually nevermind. I manage to installed 10 after all. Despite really slow installation process and it finally came
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The installation of Windows 10 was quite bumpy for me, it takes about 4 hours for me to apply the update. (The first hour was about the downloading the update, but the net suddenly drops for 1-2 hours when I'm almost at the end of it that I have to try upgrading again after the failure.)
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It's a very good idea to just grab the media creation tool and upgrade from there/burn a DVD and use the installer within the burned DVD instead.
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agree updating to Win10 wasn't a easy or fun process.. many bumps and quite slow.
I also had to use the make a media thing as the GWX app just vanished on my Dell Win7 machine. I ran it from the dl (it has a install [update] now selection as well as burn dvd/usb) Overall it took about 2 1/2 to 3 hours to complete the update. then another 2 hours to get "activated" But it does work and seems to be ok looking too: http://snag.gy/kyiIb.jpg EXCEPT for all that damn white EVERYWHERE! |
Well it seems to be working pretty great for me now. I just can't get the login window for Cortana to stay open.
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I went shopping at work today and got a new (sort-of) PC for $90. :D
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I think it's pretty good, despite of the fact that you're using Vista as your PC's OS. Personally, I think using old OS (like Windows XP, in my case) may bring some enjoyment as well, even though I'm relying much on Windows 10 nowadays.
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Remember, Vista can be easily upgraded. ;)
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I just decided to dump Windows (again) and clone my install of ^! from my VAIO. The thing is, only the VAIO supports hardware virtualization with its Sandy Bridge chip, so I won't be running a Windows VM on this Q8200 here, sadly. Shame it has the same amount of RAM and more physical cores, but what can you do, eh?
I may or may not consider dual-booting in the future. I dunno. I'm grossly accustomed to having Windows in tandem with Arch for only when I need it, you know what I mean? |
It's funny how I've basically learned a heck of a lot of things about building a modern PC with modern PC sensibilities in the last month... I've, like, basically upgraded all my knowledge since the Core 2 days.
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I can still remember when I was scared of touching pieces of hardware already inside a tower to move them around/clean...I used to think they would zap me unless I was equipped with an antistatic band.
Needless to say, I am very careless and don't use one, but I do ensure that the towers are fully discharged by pressing the power button on them a few times while unplugged before I work on them. |
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RAM modules often discharge into my fingers, from what I can feel. And sometimes PCI cards, but that's it. Near as I can tell that electric feel I get from them doesn't harm them or anything since they all still work fine...
also, PC building on carpet in socks + sweater ftw I have an anti-static wriststrap, and try to use it when I'm in delicate/dangerous environments. Most of the time I'm at my workbench though, so it doesn't matter. Also, I am really shocked at how well this 7-year-old C2Q is rendering on Integrated graphics! Minecraft is totally maxed out and I get a stable 22 fps, often going above 30. Spoiler:
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Also, calling Microsoft as "M$" is a very good way to...well, don't do it. I'm not sure if I want to take Ubuntu over Windows, given that it's not Windows. |
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I suddenly want to get a Z170 motherboard and a Skylake-based i5, but I want to wait until the H170-based motherboards come out and a standard i5. Cheaper that way, and you get most of the benefits. Then again, a H97 + i5 combo isn't too shabby, either. Close enough. And much cheaper, readily available. |
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If I return to my passive build though, it'll probably be once we have a second iteration of Skylake Core i3s, and I'll be doing it in a Micro ATX case instead. Honestly, I'm just kinda disappointed in Broadwell in the desktop market. Maybe it was Intel's intention to skip a beat to cut AMD some slack, eh? That makes sense to me. The big thing about Skylake, though, is rumours of more common 5GHz overclocks! I'm so excited over that :D "5GHz on air" won't be some elitist meme anymore As far as GPUs go, I would love a neue-architecture AMD card! I just cannot stand the rebrands – if it was something like a Fury but not super-high end, I'd definitely buy. I've about had it with Nvidia's restrictiveness and like behaviours. :/ |
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You can really tell that Broadwell is extremely mobile-focused, given that they're really late to the party, and all we have got are beefed-up, doubled-up not-quite-mobile parts with unusually good integrated graphics for Intel. Me, I think I'm going with an i5-4460 or i5-4590, one stick of 8 GB DDR3 RAM since the benefits are relatively small, especially when not playing video games on integrated graphics, a GTX 960, and a 2 TB 7200 RPM HDD. 7200 RPM desktop HDDs seem to be pretty competent as far as Windows 7 boot times are concerned, and they are tolerable, compared to what you'd get with a 5400 RPM laptop drive. I'm actually considering just getting a WD Black 2TB as the only system drive, since SSDs suddenly felt very unnecessary. At least, for desktops. I'd probably go with an Asus H97M-E and the Asus STRIX GTX 960. I like pairing $200 CPUs with a $200 graphics card, and keep the costs of the other components to a minimum while maintaining sufficient quality and functionality. The RAM module I have in mind right now is a 8 GB Crucial DDR3-1600 stick. Barebones, but it works, and it's dense and cheap. Thinking of just using the integrated audio, too. A Corsair Carbide 100R is more than good enough for me - looks nice enough without looking gaudy or cheap, and the windowed version should be nice for looking into the system. The free 120mm intake fan couldn't hurt, too, or the fact that this case still has all the modern sensibilities - tool-less drive bays for 3.5" and 5.25" drives and bottom-mounted PSUs, anyone? Or not having to accidentally risk a blood sacrifice while building a PC? Places to hide cables? :) Quote:
Right now, I'm just on the fence about the power supply. Obviously, nobody wants to get a gutless wonder, or a horribly inefficient unit. The nicer PSUs with 5-year warranties, semi-modular cables, and 80+ Gold certifications are so much more expensive than their cheaper counterparts, though. I'm still iffy about the prospects of getting a Corsair VS550 or a CX600M as the power supply. They aren't exactly the best power supplies around, but they should at least last through the warranty period of three years. (I could get the Corsair CS550M...but it's not in stock.) |
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One of my subscribers to my Pwenet build has this extreme real-deal passive build he's making, and it helped me decide to just drop this build for now, get the good stuff I want, and when I pick it back up do it right. Paid employment means I can finance custom metal cuts, among other things, which may possibly entail a totally custom case – something that would be really awesome to do. I'm going to have to study on how heat flows, though, so I don't make some nonsensical case that just looks alright. xD I'm kinda bummed out that I largely missed Haswell for desktops. I mean, yeah, I could buy for a little while here, but it's going to be last gen so soon from now, you know? The only Haswell chip I worked with was a mobile Celeron, which, needless to say... got the hammer. :P I'm just disappointed in the design of my H97 board, but for $90 what did I expect really... I want a Z-series board regardless of whether I'm overclocking or not. Though I'll probably want to do those things still, so maybe I do need it, eh? RAM overclocking is really a thing for me. I'm certainly not set on DDR4 RAM and what module/style I wanna go with, but as far as DDR3 goes... HyperX Savage all the way. It covers 1600MHz at a nice CAS 9 latency, and 2400MHz at CL11. I dunno what I'd buy for 3GHz DDR3 honestly, but I really like Kingston :P (I'm really bothered by RAM frequencies not sitting on a zero or two.) Though as far as storage goes, I am set on setting up a NAS before I go dumping HDDs into towers or anything. I'm a lot more comfortable having all of my terminals run off of SSDs, and having shared storage over the network... which I've found the need for as of recently. My little external drive that I have to constantly switch back and forth between PCs isn't cutting it anymore. Cases are always a big heat-of-the-moment hunt for me. I have to get one that looks just like I want it to. So far I'm happy with a couple Cougar case models, and though I have looked at a lot of the "mainstream" cases I often feel like the case defines the personality of the PC, so I want it to be original, at least somewhat, you know? For GPUs, a 750 Ti is likely enough for me, buuut... I want a 4GiB GTX 960, so I can SLI when it's old and rusty. xD That's ample performance for my light needs for a long time when you think about it. Doing Minecraft on Linux and taking advantage of dem open-source Nvidia drivers like a boss. As far as a PSU goes, I'll probably pick something mainstream, and SeaSonic too. For my passive build I was going to get a pricy-af 400W 80+ Platinum fanless PSU, but thankfully that can wait, haha. Say, should I go Micro ATX with my Skylake PC? |
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Just stick with a standard ATX case. So long as you're not scraping the bottom of the barrel, you will be fine, and you'll be glad that you got a nice case. Probably would just use a Micro-ATX motherboard in an ATX case. I'm more of a performance/cost person, so I tend to skip anything unnecessary. I would not even consider Linux for anything since, well, what respectable gaming rig is going to get stuck with just Linux? In addition to having the widest PC game compatibility, I also get the access to, well, almost everything if I stick to Windows. Going to stick Windows 8.1 in there. |
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